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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Phoenix, AZ

August 26, 2010La Paz County, Yuma County, Arizona; Imperial County, California

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2010, 7:32 PM MST for La Paz County, Yuma County, Arizona; Imperial County, California. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 26, 2010, 7:32 PM MST (02:32 UTC)
Expired: Aug 26, 2010, 8:30 PM MST
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Phoenix, AZ
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties La Paz County, AZ, Yuma County, AZ, Imperial County, CA

The radar

The Yuma radar (KYUX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 26, 3:10 PM MST, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 3:10 PM MST, 4 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 6:15 AM MST, 13 hours 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 26, 1:34 PM MST, 5 hours 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 5:41 PM MST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 7:11 PM MST, 21 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 26, 5:41 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		49 min
Aug 26, 7:11 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		79 min
Aug 26, 7:56 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		49 min
Aug 26, 8:13 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Yuma	107 min
Aug 26, 8:55 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		80 min
Aug 27, 6:02 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Maricopa	28 min
Aug 27, 7:18 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		42 min
Aug 27, 7:50 AM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa, Pinal	115 min
Aug 27, 8:24 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR		36 min
Aug 27, 12:22 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Maricopa	113 min
Aug 27, 4:26 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Yuma	64 min
Aug 27, 4:59 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	PSR	Yuma	106 min
Aug 26, 7:47 PM MST	Dust Storm Warning	PSR		68 min
Aug 26, 9:45 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	90 min
Aug 27, 3:18 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	72 min
Aug 27, 3:35 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	55 min
Aug 27, 3:54 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	PSR	Imperial	51 min
Aug 27, 4:02 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Imperial	59 min
Aug 27, 4:34 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PSR	Imperial	56 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.